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Distracted driving warning to those traveling in Highway 75 construction

Two crashes on Tuesday sends one person to the hospital. Deputies said distracted driving caused one accident.

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Updated: 10:18 PM CDT Aug 8, 2017

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WEBVTT OMAHA'S NEWS LEADER, KETVNEWSWATCH 7 AT 10:00.ROB: SLOW DOWN AND GET OFF YOURPHONE.THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM SARPYCOUNTY DEPUTIES TONIGHT.DAVID: IT COMES AFTER SEVERALCRASHES ON HIGHWAY 75.THIS IS ONE OF TWO JUST TODAY.ROB: IT'S BY THE CONSTRUCTIONNEAR FAIRVIEW ROAD, AND IT'SCATCHING DRIVERS OFF GUARD, SOMEDISTRACTED TO BEGIN WITH.KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S MICHELLEBANDUR HAS TONIGHT'S BIG STORMICHELLE: A CAR COLLIDES HEAD ONWITH THIS FRUIT TRUCK ON NORTHHIGHWAY 75.>> STRUCK IN THE SWITCH OVERTHEY AREA OF THE ROADWAY.MICHELLE: THE CRASH SHUT DOWNTHE HIGHWAY, BACKING UP TRAFFICFOR HOURS AROUND THECONSTRUCTION AREA.>> YOU CAN SEE IT GETS BACKED UPIS BACKED UP.YOU CAN SEE IT GETS BACKED UPREAL BAD.MICHELLE: SARPY COUNTY DEPUTIESSAY THE DRIVER OF THE CARCOULD'VE PREVENTED ALL THIS, HADHE JUST PUT DOWN HIS PHONE.>> IF THEY'RE TRYING TO TEXT,MAKE A PHONE CALL, CHANGE THEIRMUSIC, ALL CAUSE PROBLEMSBECAUSE THEY ARE TAKING EYES OFFTHE ROADWAY.MICHELLE: ROAD CREWS TELL USTHEY STARTED COUNTING CARS,SEEING EIGHT OUT OF TEN DRIVERSIN THIS CONSTRUCTION ZONE, ARE-- ZONE ARE ON THEIR PHONES.>> PEOPLE ARE DRIVING BY TALKINGON THE PHONE TAKING PICTURES OF, THE SCENE BEHIND US.IT'S THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OFACCIDENTS.MICHELLE: DEPUTIES SAY MOREACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING INTHIS CONSTRUCTION ZONE, THIS ONEONE OF TWO JUST ON TUESDAY.DRIVERS NEED TO BE MORE ALERTWITH THE DAILY CHANGINGACTIVITY.THE PROJECT HAS A ZIPPER MERGEZONE AND SWITCH OVER LANES.>> IT'S A COMMON THING INCONSTRUCTION ZONES WHERE YOU MAYPASS THROUGH IN THE MORNING ANDTHE TRAFFIC IS FLOWING ONEDIRECTION AND YOU COME BACK IN, THE EVENING MAYBE IT ISFLOWING IN A DIFFERENTDIRECTION.>> I TRY TO WAIT UNTIL TRAFFICIS NOT SO BAD.I CAN'T WAIT ALL DAY TO GETHOME.MICHELLE: SVOBODA ALSO SAYS THEYCONTACTED THE STATE TO GET THESPEED LIMIT REDUCED FROM 55 TO45 MILES PER BUT HE SAYSHOUR, ACCIDENTS ARE STILLHAPPENING.DEPUTIES TICKETED THE DRIVER FORCARELESS DRIVING AND DRIVINGLEFT OF CENTER.PARAMEDICS TOOK HIM TO THEHOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT HURT.ALL THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE

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Distracted driving warning to those traveling in Highway 75 construction

Two crashes on Tuesday sends one person to the hospital. Deputies said distracted driving caused one accident.